First, read regional council bounds. This geometry will be used to clip NZ-wide datasets to just the region of interest, Auckland

Land use

Load the LRIS Land Cover Database (downloaded in GDB format from https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/layer/104400-lcdb-v50-land-cover-database-version-50-mainland-new-zealand/)

These classes are far too detailed - simplify to just Urban, Vegetation, Water, Other

Population density

Distance from major roads

Distance from CBD